A UFC great may be returning to the Octagon.
Former bantamweight and flyweight champion Henry Cejudo announced his retirement from the sport last year after defending his 135-pound strap against Dominick Cruz at UFC 249. The retirement came as a surprise as “Triple C” hadn’t given much indication that he would be walking away from MMA.
Now fast forward 10 months and Cejudo announced he’s “coming back.”
GettyHenry Cejudo.
Cejudo recently spoke with Sports Nation about Saturday’s bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan. Yan, who won the title after Cejudo vacated it, was disqualified during their JUFC 259 contest after he landed a knee to a grounded Sterling. After the bout, UFC president Dana White said the promotion would run the rematch as soon as possible.
Triple C is… back? Maybe? 🤔 (via @SportsNation)
“I think the rematch is going to happen,” Cejudo said in regards to Sterling vs. Yan. “I would personally like to line both Petr Yan and ‘Aljamain Curling Sterling Silver’ at the same time and to [beat them both].
Then Triple C dropped the bombshell, “No problem, thank you, guys. You guys stay tuned, Triple C is coming back, what’s up?”
A little while after the interview was shared by ESPN, Cejudo tweeted, “Catch me if you can!”
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Cejudo Reacted to Sterling vs. Yan on Saturday Night, Also Issued Apology
After the bantamweight title was called and Sterling was the new champion, Triple C took to Twitter and slamed both fighters, as well as former bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw.
“Hey Yan, you kneed me to come back to save this division,” Cejudo tweeted. “That knee was more illegal than TJ Dillashaw’s urine. Aljo, your defense was worse than the Capitol Building. I’ll make all you Bend the Knee..legally of coarse. #YouAllSuck @TJDillashaw @funkmasterMMA @PetrYanUFC.”
Then on Sunday, Triple C solely took aim at “The Funkmaster.”
“He got concussed and he couldn’t fight but he could conduct a full a** interview and tweet after… this is why an Olympic gold medal is greatest accomplishment an athlete could do!” Cejudo wrote. “But hey @funkmasterMMA at least you know you could make it Hollywood. And I’m not evening hating.”
He got concussed and he couldn’t fight but he could conduct a full ass interview and tweet after… this is why an Olympic gold medal is greatest accomplishment an athlete could do! But hey @funkmasterMMA at least you know you could make it Hollywood. And I’m not evening hating
But a few hours after the tweet, Triple C appeared to have a change of heart about how Sterling handled himself post-fight. Cejudo posted a video of himself breaking down the Sterling vs. Yan fight. He also apologized to Sterling. Watch below:
Breaking down the fight UFC 259
@funkmasterMMA vs @PetrYanUFC
Apologizing to Aljo but only this time! 🏆🏆🏆
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Cejudo Has Earned Victories Over Some of the Biggest Names at Bantamweight & Flyweight
Cejudo has a professional MMA record of 16-2. He is currently riding a six-fight win streak, which includes four victorious title fights. Within this recent stretch, Triple C secured the flyweight title by dethroning longtime champ Demeterious Johnson and then followed up the victory by defending the belt against then-bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw.
Cejudo moved up to bantamweight for his next fight and earned the 135-pound belt by defeating Marlon Moraes. In his last fight, he defeated former bantamweight king Dominick Cruz.
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UFC Great Makes Major Announcement: ‘Coming Back’